Flies in the coop!

[MotherHen1234]

I have 5 seven week old hens and about a week or so ago a swarm of flies came to our coop. How do I get rid of them? Should I be worried about fly strike?

 

[Dr.GarryTTucker]

You can go to TSC and pick up a reusable fly trap that hangs inside the coop. Buy 2-3 and hang them up. Other than that make sure coop is clean and nothing is rotting inside. Preventative stuff, I’m not saying you are but just keep your heads up for clumps and stuff attracting flys.

 

[MotherHen1234]

Thanks for the feed back!

 

[Jim Wellman]

I'm having No See Um issues in northeast Florida. No See Ums go by all sorts of names, but are extremely tiny flies that bite and like open sources of water. They're little devils. My No See Ums were all over the inside and outside of my coop. There seem to be thousands of them.
Last night I put a Black Flag Bug Zapper in the coop.
I also smashed a bunch with a t-shirt.
This morning, most all were gone. The Black Flag Bug Zapper is working nicely. I was able to shake lots of dead No See Ums out of it this morning. The bug zapper will kill more than just No See Ums.
I also just installed a small fan in the overhead of my coop to blow these little devils out.

 

[Dr.GarryTTucker]

I don’t know how small they are but dynatrap makes a catcher to catch mosquitos. Not kill them but catch them. You can turn around and feed the other bugs to the chickens. Maybe lavender or vanilla to help keep them away